Saturday, December 11, 2010

Exam Review Topics

Review the following information in preparation for your exam. Use your textbook and class notes.

  • James Madison
    • Views on factions
    • Views on government
  • Political Parties
    • Political Spectrum
    • Differences between Republicans and Democrats
  • Midterm elections
    • Process
    • Debates
    • Local results
    • Important races
  • Two-Party System
    • Reasons for and against
    • 3rd parties and their potential for success
  • Interest Groups
    • Types of lobby and membership
    • Positives and negatives
    • Potential for bias
    • Tactics/techniques
  • President
    • Creation of position
    • Constitutional basis
    • Powers (formal and inherent)
    • Expansion of powers
    • Leadership
    • Compared to other types of leader (Prime Minister)
    • Clinton, Bush and Obama
    • Changing size of U.S. government over time
    • Public opinion of the president
The following are possible essay topics:
  • Interest Groups
  • Political Parties
  • Clinton, Bush and Obama

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